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"It was a team strategy. From our place in the order we had no chance. We tried to play a bit and get an acceptable position. On the Power Stage I made a few mistakes, I wasn't used to so much grip, but finally we archived out objective and took some points." / "Byla to týmová strategie. Z naší pozice bychom neměli šanci. Na powerstage jsem udělal pár chybiček, ale nakonec jsme splnili cíl a bereme body."

"It's an incredible weekend. We didn't expect to be so fast over here year, but the team and the car gave us the chance to fight for victory. We deserved it last year, even more this year. There are more than 200 people in the team, they are committed and gave us everything. I'm really happy with the weekend and looking forward to the upcoming events." / "Loni jsme si zasloužili vyhrát, letos ještě více."

"I'm not going to cry this time. It's awesome, I'm absolutely on top of the world, a bit stepping stone this weekend. I have to thank every single person around me. It's been difficult this past year but the boys have made this thing work!" / "Tentokrát nebudu brečet. Jsem absolutně šťastný. Děkuji všem okolo."

"Nice to end up in the podium - my first with Hyundai. A clean stage. You really have to risk everything to get the maximum points on the Power Stage. That's a fine line when you're in a podium position." / "Jsou to moje první stupně vítězů s Hyundaiem. Pokud chcete vyhrát powerstage, musíte riskovat vše. Já volil kompromis."

"Annoying. A small mistake, I just stalled it and it wouldn't restart. It is what it is. Plenty of positive to take away anyway. We're not in championship contention this year. We can be positive going forward." / "Malá chyba a zhasl mi motor. Jinak ale spousta pozitivních věcí. Letos nám nejde o pořadí v šampionátu."

"An amazing weekend. So nice to be back at Citroen. I've really enjoyed it but I felt my lack of experience in this car. But to be here after just half a day testing, to be so competitive, and bring home points, makes me really pleased. I'm just crossing my fingers for the future. I want to do more rallies in this car." / "Soutěž jsem si užil, ale cítím, že s autem nemám dost zkušeností. Chtěl bych si v autě zajet další soutěže."

"We learned a lot, the positive thing is we are fastest Ford, but I'm not satisfied to finish eighth. Now we try and take these leanings into the rest of the year." / "Hodně jsme se naučili, jsme nejrychlejší Ford, ale nejsem s 8. místem spokojen."

"It pushed all the loose snow into the ruts. If my time is within half a minute of the fastest time I'll be happy." / "Hrozně se promíchává sníh se šotolinou. Pokud bude můj čas jen minutu za nejlepšími, tak to bude dobré."

"This stage we pushed very hard. We had a half spin in a slow section, so not so much time lost. Otherwise very good." / "Tady jsme jeli opravdu naplno. Měli jsme jen takové polohodiny v pomalé sekci a moc neztratili."

Will he be pushing to take bonus points on the Power Stage? "Definitely not. No, no, no. We have increased the gap now and can go carefully." / "Na powerstage nebudu tlačit, máme náskok, pojedu opatrně."

"Sorry if you're fed up hearing this, but it's so much fun, it's just a pleasure. We've been fighting for a year to get back in this rhythm. One more stage to come, I could do another three or four days of this." / "Omlouvám se, ale je to opravdu radost. Roky jsme se snažili dostat do tempa. Už jen jedna zkouška. Ale jezdil bych klidně ještě několik dní."

"It felt better, a step in the right direction. We'll see. The Toyotas are fast on this stage. We have a little gap for the last stage, we'll certainly try to defend it." / "Máme před poslední zkouškou nějaký náskok, budeme ho hájit."

"The car is similar to earlier, not perfect but it feels better when the grip is increasing. That did help a little bit here. Not perfect but okay, I was pushing." / "Auto funguje lépe, když je grip lepší."

"The feeling is there, I'm happy now. More difficult on the second pass than the first. When you break the ice, the snow on the side makes it more slippery." / "Teď mám dobrý pocit. Ale ty druhé průjezdy jsou víc náročné."

"I spun. Caught the inside of a snow bank and went round. I had to drive back up the road before I could turn around." / "Zavadil jsem o bariéru a udělal hodiny. Pak jsem musel jet kus zpátky, než jsem se někde mohl otočit."

"Not good. We did a small mistake and we ended up being similar to yesterday morning. A misunderstanding with the team. A shame. I struggled to drive the car." / "Udělali jsme menší chybu. A také nedorozumění v týmu, auto se špatně řídí."

"For me not good enough. I don't know this stage and in many places I was in the wrong gear. I was so fed up. I will push harder next time." / "Nejsem spokojen, já tu zkoušku neznám a na mnoha místech jsem měl špatně zařazeno. V druhém průjezdu přidám."

"The team has done a very good job the car, it's handling very well now. There was a problem with the front differential. Everything is right now but I was hesitating a bit." / "Tým odvedl dobrou práci, auto se konečně dobře ovládá. Problém byl v předním diferenciálu. Teď už je to ok, jen jsem na začátku byl opatrnější."

"These last two stages were slippery and tricky but I enjoyed this one, perhaps too much, I was a little too aggressive. Still three more stages to go tomorrow. I will keep good concentration and keep pushing." / "Poslední dvě zkoušky dost klouzaly. Tuhle jsem si užíval, možná až moc. Zítra jsou ještě tři zkoušky a musím udržet koncentraci."

"It's already better than last year! A really lovely day for us. The car was working great, okay a small issue today that we could fix, other than that a good job. Good tyre management I think, I'm really pleased and big thanks to the team." / "Super den. Drobný technický problém jsme opravili a chci poděkovat týmu."

"I forgot to shut my door in the stage and in the first corner it flew open! I'm lacking experience in this car. My set up from the test is the one I'm using - it's the one I know best." / "Na startu jsem si zapomněl dovřít dveře a ty se mně v první zatáčce otevřely."

"It's been a steady performance through the rally. I'm very satisfied if we can do top five times almost all the time. A good fight for tomorrow too." / "Dojíždím stabilně mezi pěti nejlepšími a s tím jsem spokojen. Zítra to bude ještě zajímavý boj."

"The first part of the day was nice, second half not so nice. A tough rally. From our position in the road order tomorrow we will have no chance on the Power Stage." / "Dopoledne dnes bylo dobré, odpoledne už moc ne. Vzhledem k tomu, kde zítra budeme startovat, nemáme na powerstage šanci."

"I'm happy with my drive today. I've done what I could. Not much to catch today so I did a clean day with no mistakes - that's the only positive. The Power Stage is all I'm thinking about now." / "Dnes jsem dělal, co šlo. Teď se budu soustředi na powerstage."

"I touched the bank a bit over Colin's Crest. Last year I took it easy and went out. Now are in a fight so I'm pushing." / "Zavadil jsem o bariéru na Colin Crestu a dopadl na dvě kola. Jedu o vítězství, musím tlačit."

"It was a nice feeling for sure. When I'm more confident the jump is less important. A good stage. I'm back to basics now with the set-up and I'll probably keep it like this until the end." / "Měl jsem dobrý pocit. Vrátil jsem se k původnímu nastavení a asi u něj zůstanu až do konce."

"This car is not okay, there is something strange with the transmission system. It's oversteering and understeering, the engine almost stalls on the gear-change too. We have to see what the problem is. For tomorrow I will change the differential. It has been horrible to drive." / "S tím autem něco je, něco s transmisemi. Je to střídavě přetáčivé a nedotáčivé, při přeřazení motor skoro chcípá. Večer vyměníme diferenciál, nedá se to řídit."

"Maybe the jump was the only fun part of the stage. At least we enjoy on the first loop. Now, not much we can do. " / "Skok bylo asi to jediné zábavné na zkoušce, alespoň jsme si to užili na prvním průjezdu."

"A lot of gravel in there. Just trying to manage the tyres and not load them so much. The most tricky stage of the rally so far." / "Je tam hodně šotoliny. Snažím se šetřit pneu. Zatím nejtěžší zkouška."

"I nosed into a snow bank and when I got back out everything was okay. Then Ott tried to pass me, I was half in the ditch when he hit me and went off." / "Zajel jsem do závěje. Když se mě Ott pokusil předjet, narazil do mě a vylétl ven."

"Very difficult with a mix of snow and gravel. I did what I could. Passing Kris cost me only two or three seconds." / "Velmí náročná kombinace sněhu a šotoliny. Předjetím Krise jsem ztratil jen pár vteřin."

"Good to be back in the lead but it's not easy in these complicated conditions. I tried to push but at the same time I made three mistakes. The feeling was not so good." / "Jsem rád, že zase vedu, ale podmínky jsou náročné. Udělal jsem tady tři chyby a neměl jsem dobrý pocit."

"An okay run. He has two spare tyres and we have only one. We knew we would lose some because of that but I will have fresh tyres for later in the loop." / "Craig má dvě náhradní pneu, my jen jednu. O to víc jich budu mít později."

"I'm trying, but the conditions seem to be the same as yesterday. It's very tough. We benefit from a few cars ahead but it's a big problem." / "Zkouším to, ale podmínky jsou jako včera. Sice je před námi pár aut, ale je to problém."

"Suninen is dropping back a bit, so maybe I have the opportunity to take a point here. The roads on this loops will clean a lot. I expect the guys behind will annihilate our times." / "Suninen se trochu propadá, tak bych mohl jít před něj. Ti za námi nám nandají."

"I felt we lost a lot in here. The car is set-up too aggressively for this stage. I like that set-up and it will be better for the afternoon loop. We have to be patient." / "Cítil jsem, že tu ztrácíme. Nastavení auta je na tuhle zkoušku moc agresivní. Ale mám ho rád a na druhé průjezdy bude dobré."

"It's been a good morning, I'm just trying to push on. We have a good pace, but I'm looking at the Toyotas coming behind me. For now I'm loving it - 200kph with my best mate by my side." / "Snažím se tlačit, ale musím si hlídat i Toyoty za mnou."

"I did a big mistake in the first corner - I came far too fast. We used to do it in fifth gear, I did it by memory and went wide. I lost the speed and couldn't get it back." / "Udělal jsem velkou chybu v první zatáčce, byl jsem moc rychlý. Jezdil jsem tam vždy na pětku, tentokrát to bylo moc rychlé. Ztratil jsem pak rychlost."

"A lot of snow banks in here, and it's easy to get caught. A reasonable stage for me, but for sure it will clean. I'm concentrating on the points, that's all I can do." / "Jsou tu vysoké bariéry a je snadné se jimi nechat nachytat."

"I tried. I had fun in the car, it's a beautiful stage, very clean. I cannot do better with this start position. For sure others will be faster." / "Byla to moc hezká zkouška a já nemohl jet lépe. Uvidíme, to ti za mnou."

"The transmission is working, I fixed it, but I had a spin in the stage - a 360 degree. There was nothing I could do to avoid it, I'm pretty sure Andreas destroyed a snow bank in front of me." / "Transmise jsme opravili. Udělal jsem hodiny. Myslím, že v tom místě byl venku Andreas a zničil bariéru."

"Horrible. I struggled with the confidence and I don't know why. We have made some changes but there's nothing more I can do before service." / "Je to špatné, nevěřím si a nevím proč. Zkusili jsme něco změnit, ale asi s tím neuděláme nic do servisu."

"Ott is going very, very fast at the moment. I'm running as hard as I can - I need to think about what I can do." / "Ott teď jede opravdu rychle. Já jedu, co to jde, musím se zamyslet, co ještě mohu udělat."

"A clean stage, no problems, just trying to get into a good rhythm. It's a long day, just need to drive and keep the concentration high." / "Snažíme se dostat do rytmu a udržet koncentraci. Bude to dlouhý den."

"Okay, fair play they've done a good stage. Maybe I was too cautious. Nothing to worry about, we can push on in the next one. Our set up works better on the repeated stages." / "Zajeli jsme dobře, jen místy možná moc opatrně. Nic se neděje, zabereme na další."

"A really fast stage but I didn't manage to get a good rhythm. The car felt good, it was more me. I'm a bit disappointed in myself." / "Rychlá zkouška a já nechytil správný rytmus, jsem trochu zklamán."

"I think it was okay. I just try to keep it on the clean line where there is grip. Third fastest? That's not good enough. I don't want to push harder and hit the banks." / "Snažím se jet čistě a vyhýbat se bariérám."

"Only three cars to beat at the moment, but okay. Better conditions, a lot better than yesterday, more consistent grip. I don't feel I have the speed to challenge the leaders, my only aim is to take a point off Ogier." / "Podmínky jsou lepší, je hodně gripu. Necítím se na to bojovat s těmi přede mnou, soustředím se na to zůstat před Ogierem."

"Today was quite a good one. A few mistakes but otherwise it went well. Tomorrow I need to calm down and stay on the road. I have more to learn but I want a good result too." / "Dnešek byl docela dobrý. Udělal jsem pár chyb, ale jinak dobré. Zítra musím zůstat klidný a na trati."

"Wow. Lines on the road off in every direction, I don't understand how anyone got to the end of this one. Considering I've had just over half a day of testing in this car I am very pleased to be here on this pace." / "V každém odbočení vedly stopy ven, nechápu, že všichni dojeli do cíle. Vzhledem k tomu, že jsem testoval půl dne, tak jsem spokojen."

"Not really good. We lost our light pod in here. Today would have been okay, but I was hoping for more. I need more kilometres to find a good rhythm." / Ztratili jsme rampu. Dnešek nebyl špatný, ale chtěl jsem víc. Potřebuji najet více kilometrů."

"I followed some lines near the start, went into a bank and nearly fell off the road. A very tricky stage. Not a bad day. I can't wait to get my teeth into it again tomorrow." / "Po startu jsem jel ve stopě po někom, vrazil do bariéry a skoro šel ven. Nebyl to špatný den. Budu se těšit na zítra."

"Okay, I'm pretty happy with the day. Clean driving and a good pace. Looks like we have a job on tomorrow, to fight for the win." / "Jsem docela spokojen. Bez chyb a v tempu. Vypadá to, že zítra pojedeme o vítězství."

"Quite messy. Very messy. A lot of lose snow and the guys ahead have gone everywhere. I'm impressed they have not got stuck in the ditches. This is going to be an interesting Power Stage." / "Ti před námi podle stop jeli všude možně, se divím, že nebyli v příkopu. Powerstage to bude zajímavá."

"A very difficult day, I'm not sure I've had anything like this for a long time. Looking at the times, I've had no ability to drive at all. It's not nice, but we need to accept it. There will be a next rally. The car is nice but the road position is not in our favour." / "Nepamatuji si podobný den. Nezbývá, než se s tím smířit. Auto je dobré, ale startovní pozice je prostě klíčová."

"I need to make changes to the car to be competitive, it doesn't feel good and I need to take risks on my set-up. I made quite a big change and I could really feel it. I'm not sure if it was better or not." / "Potřebuji udělat nějaké změny na autě, necítím se v něm úplně dobře. Už jsem nějaké udělal a je to vidět. Akorát si nejsem jistý, zda je to lepší nebo ne."

"The road position is helping us. It's always the same for me in Sweden, I struggle on the first pass on Friday and get better on the second. One stage to go and then a big push tomorrow." / "Startovní pozice nám pomáhá. Ve Švédsku to mám vždy stejné - trápím se v pátečních prvních průjezdech a pak mně to jde ve druhých. Zítra chci tlačit."

"I'm fighting with the guys behind, trying to do the best in the conditions I have and fight for victory. It's tricky because sometimes I'm making a faster line to the benefit of the guys behind." / "Bojuji s těmi za mnou o vítězství. Je to těžké, protože někdy pro ně dělám rychlejší stopu."

"We went wide in a junction into the snow and blocked the air filter. No grip on the braking. That's it. The engine is down on power now." / "Na odbočení jsme byli moc širocí a vlétli do závěje. Ucpal se nám chladič a klesl výkon."

"We are going to lose time now, it's incredible how much the road is cleaning and getting better. We will lose time, but it's like this. We do the best we can." / "Budeme hodně ztrácet. Je neuvěřitelné, jak moc se čistí. Tak to prostě je."

"The first half was really, really good and I could drive exactly how I wanted. The road is cleaning and we have to make the most of that. I struggled more in the last five kilometres." / "První půlka byla dobrá. Hodně se čistí a my toho musíme využít. Jen posledních 5 km jsem s tím také bojoval."

"Sounds good. Quite surprised. I felt that I didn't have grip, there was a lot of gravel, it felt more slippery than this morning. In these conditions if you push hard, no chance. You have to be slow, slow." / "Jsem docela překvapen. měl jsem pocit, že nemám grip. V těchto podmínkách nejde tlačit, musíte jet pomalu."

"We had a good stage but I never know about the rhythm. The grip was good at the beginning but not at the end. We know we have quite a [road position] advantage." / "Mám určitou výhodu ve startovní pozici."

"A lot better than before but still difficult. I didn't remember driving on the line being so difficult. The line is very narrow and there is lots of loose on the side." / "Nepamatuji se, že by jízda ve stopě byla někdy tak těžká. Stopa je hrozně úzká a okolo je hodně sněhu."

"It's tricky to learn the car in conditions like this. I did my best, for sure there is room for improvement. I just have to learn with every metre." / "Těžko se seznamovat s autem v těchto podmínkách. Určitě je kde se zlepšovat."

"This last section is very tricky, with more snow. There's a bit of a line, but its a bit like tobogganing - push too hard, get out of the line and you're in trouble." / "Ta poslední část, kde je hodně sněhu, je zrádná. Je to jak na tobogánu. Když přitlačíš a vyjedeš ze stopy, máš problém."

"A good morning. This stage was tricky towards the end. The front runners definitely have a disadvantage. I'm not pushing to the max. So far so good." / "Ti před námi mají určitě nevýhodu. Já netlačím naplno."

"Not so good, I lost the rhythm, I hit something on the line in the middle of the stage. Front right - bang. I was sure I had a problem, a puncture or a broken wheel." / "Něco jsem trefil pravým kolem. Byl jsem si jistý, že to bude defekt nebo rovnou ulomené kolo."

"In a really fast place there was a black clump on the inside of a corner. Never seen it before. No idea how it go there. A big surprise." / "Na rychlém úseku bylo najednou něco černého. Nikdy to tam nebylo."

"In a straight line I hit something on the right-hand side. I thought it was a puncture. It's like this when there is so much snow - it can hide something." / "Na rovině jsem pravou stranou něco trefil. Bál jsem se defektu. V tom hlubokém sněhu se může schovat cokoliv."

"Quite okay, but the last six kilometres had not been ploughed very well. Almost aquaplaning in the conditions, very tricky at this end." / "Těch posledních 6 km nebylo protaženo a bylo to jak aquaplanning."

"The organisers can screw themselves. No plough for the last six kilometres. It was already unfair to be first on the road here." / "Pořadatelé by se měli zamyslet, posledních 6 km nebylo vůbec protaženo, je neregulérní jet na začátku."

"Quite tricky, not a lot of grip. I struggled with braking and traction. I was fighting in there in a few places because it was difficult to stop for the corners." / "Dost zrádné, není grip. Místy jsem měl problém dobrzdit do zatáček."

"It's the same as the first one, you have to keep in the line, and I'm struggling to get the front end in. We will make some set-up changes to help the confidence." / "Změníme nastavení, abych si začal více věřit."

"It was okay, you can push hard and gain time if you are prepared to take risks. There's a long way to to, so I'm happy with my drive." / "Pokud si připraven podstoupit riziko, tak se tu dá něco najet. Já jsem spokojen, do cíle daleko."

"Not good. First we stalled on the start line, then there is more fresh snow on the line here than the first one." / "Napřed mě zhasl motor na startu a pak je tady ještě víc nového sněhu než na té předchozí."

"We had a spin in here, lost 10 or 15sec. The engine feels a bit down on power, we'll go and take a look." / "Udělali jsme hodiny a ztratili 10-15 vteřin. Také mám pocit, že motor nemá potřebný výkon."

"Really tricky conditions, maybe I was too careful. I lost time at the end, I was slower there. I had a few moments near the start and I felt like I needed to take it down a bit." / "Náročné podmínky, možná jsem byl až moc opatrný, hlavně ke konci. Po startu jsem měl pár krizovek a raději jsem zvolnil."

"In some places more grip and suddenly you lose it. Not the perfect stage for visibility, I was looking for the road a lot. Not a good rhythm." / "Někde je skvělý grip a najednou není. Také nebylo moc vidět."

"We didn't have a good run compared to him. I thought we were doing okay but it was slippery and I didn't have the confidence. I don't trust the car in conditions when there is loose snow on the top." / "Nezajeli jsme dobře, úplně jsem nevěřil auto v místech, kde bylo hodně sněhu."

"Difficult. There has been no snow plough in the road. I try my best, but there were a couple of moments. It's difficult." / "Bohužel to neprojel sněhový pluh. Zkoušel jsem, co šlo, ale měl jsem z toho pár krizovek."

"It would be great to be able to fight for the victory but there are many good drivers. Tomorrow we will start and I hope I will wake up in a good mood." / "Bylo by hezké bojovat o vítězství, ale je tu hodně dobrých jezdců."

"Okay, this was the first stage in the car and I don't have a lot of feeling. I need to learn more. I was quite nervous in here - I was afraid of making a stupid mistake. I'm glad to get it over." / "Jedu první zkoušku v novém autě a byl jsem docela nervózní, abych neudělal nějakou hloupou chybu."

"We will try to fight, this is one of my favorite events and especially this year with the snow conditions. Whatever, we will push hard, tomorrow is the key." / "Budeme bojovat. Je to jedna z mých nejoblíbenějších soutěží a zvláště v těchto podmínkách. Zítřek bude klíčový."

"I never went well in this super special, I'm sure the others will go faster but the car felt surprising good in there. Tomorrow will be a different rally, if the snow comes tonight it will be a challenge." / "Tahle speciálka mně nikdy nešla. Ti za námi budou určitě rychlejší."

"It felt like a long time away so it's good to be back. This is a good way to shake off the cobwebs. We'll give it a good push tomorrow." / "Mám pocit, že už jsem v tom autě dlouho neseděl. Zítra pojedeme naplno."

"Okay, a little bit of a surprise with the rear again in some place, but I'm ready to go and play in the snow tomorrow." / "Zase jsem byl několikrát překvapen, jak se zadek zachoval. Ale jsme připraveni."